Proposed Comcast Skyscraper

Over the last eight months I’ve done a few shoots for Foster + Partners, an architecture firm in the U.K. The project was top secret, and I was not allowed to tell anyone about what I was working on. In fact, I knew little about the project myself — only that there were plans for a new building at 18th and Arch, just across from the Comcast Center. I knew the photos I was shooting were for Foster + Partners’ renderings of the new building, but I didn’t know what the building was for or when construction would begin. At the end of November, Foster + Partners asked me to shoot the site from one last location — the Spring Garden Street Bridge at dusk. It was a cold and windy day, but the sky remained clear and crisp. Here’s one shot from that day:

About

Dave Tavani is a freelance videographer and photographer based in Philadelphia. In the last few years, Dave has worked on a variety of projects, mostly for nonprofit and arts organizations. He also shot second camera for Danny’s Guitar Shop, a television program that aired on WHYY. Currently, Dave works on video projects for McCarter Theatre Center, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Visit Philadelphia, The Food Trust, Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, and Mural Arts Philadelphia. Additionally, Dave co-produces a monthly arts video feature for JerseyArts.com.